杜贤万
【单元要点1】——Excuse me. Is this your pencil-box? ——Yes, it is.
【中考试题】
——____, are you Miss Gao?
——Yes, Im Gao Hui.(2001厦门中考题)
A. Sorry B. Thanks
C. Listen to me D. Excuse me
【解析】D 如果你想打扰别人或有求于别人,应说Excuse me.表示打扰了,如果做了对不起对方的事要说sorry,如果接受了对方的帮助应用Thanks.或Thank you.表示感谢。该题表示打扰别人,故选D。
【单元要点2】
——Jim, is this your cup? ——Oh, yes, it is. ——Here you are.
【中考试题】当有人向你借钢笔时,你应该说:“____.”
(2002哈尔滨中考题)
A. Certainly!Here you are B. Never mind
C. Thats nothing D. No, thanks
【解析】A Here you are.是把某物交给别人时的常用口语。故选A。
【单元要点3】But wheres my cup?
【中考试题】
——Hello, Mr Huang!
——Im sorry, ____ I dont think I know you.(2002南通中考题)
A. and B. or C. but D. because
【解析】C but意为“但是”,是表示转折的连词。根据题意选C。
【单元要点4】——Its very good. ——Thank you.
【中考试题】
当别人说:“你的衣服很漂亮”时,你应该说:“____.”
(2002哈尔滨中考题)
A. Dont say that B. Thank you
C. No, youre wrong D. Not at all
【解析】B 当别人夸奖、赞扬时,应用Thank you表示谢意。故选B。又如:
——How beautiful(漂亮) your new skirt(裙子) is!(1999重庆会考题)
——____.
A. I dont think so B. Sorry, its not
C. Thank you
该题选C。
【单元要点5】——Are these your apples? ——No, they arent.
【中考试题】
——Are those apples or pears?
——____.(1999江西中考题)
A. Yes, they are B. They are pears
C. Yes, theyre pears D. No, they arent
【解析】B 这是一个复数形式的选择疑问句。选择疑问句不能用Yes/No来回答,应直接就事实回答。另外,上句中的代词these或those,要用they来替换。所以选B。
【单元要点6】——Are these your apples? ——Oh, yes, they are.
【中考试题】
There are(有) a lot of(许多) ____(苹果) on the tree.
(2002浙江中考题)
【解析】在英语中,可数名词有单复数之分,名词复数是在词尾加-(e)s构成的。根据句意,该题应用复数。故填apples。又如:
Jack and Tom are ____. (1998天津中考题)
A. good friends B. good friend C. a good friend D. good a friend
本句的主语为复数。因此受good限制的friend仍应用复数。故选A。再如:
It is a black car.(改为复数句)
____ are black ____.(2001泉州中考题)
该题名词car改为复数cars后,主语it也应改为they,这样句子搭配才一致。所以填They, cars。
【单元要点7】This is his bag.
【中考试题】This is Tom. ____ father is a teacher.
A. His B. Her C. Hes D. Shes
(1999太原中考题)
【解析】A 形容词性物主代词my, your, his, her等,使用时要放在名词前面,修饰名词,作定语。而I, you, he, she等是人称代词应作主语。该题father是名词,又因Tom是男性。故选A。又如:
——Who is the boy in the black jacket? ——He is ____ friend.
(2000南京中考题)
A. I B. me C. mine D. my
【解析】D此题my是形容词性物主代词,才可以修饰名词,故选D。再如:
She is a student and ____ name is Kate.(2001济南中考题)
A. she B. her C. hers D. his
【解析】B 此题中由于Kate是女性,所以排除D项。B项her是形容词性物主代词,可以用来修饰名词,其余的都不能修饰名词。故选B。
【单元要点8】——Whos on duty today? ——I am.
【中考试题】I am ____ duty this week.(2000北京西城中考题)
A. in B. at C. on D. for
【解析】C on duty是固定短语,意为“值日”。故选C。
【单元要点9】Are we all here?
【中考试题】Tom, Jim and I ____ in No. 8 Middle School.
(1999湖南中考题)
A. are all B. all are C. am all D. all
【解析】A all意为“都、全部”,表示三者或三者以上的人或物。根据题干可知主语是三个人,动词be应用复数。all应放在be动词或情态动词后,行为动词前。故选A。又如:
——Are you ____ here? ——Yes, we are.(2001长沙中考题)
A. all B. anybody C. everybody D. somebody
答案选A。
【单元要点10】You look the same.
【中考试题】我认为他们看上去不一样。
I ____ think they look the ____. (2001淄博中考题)
【解析】look the same意为“看起来很像”,其后不能再跟宾语;故填dont, same。注意look like意为“看起来像……一样”,其后应接宾语。如:Lucy and Lily look the same.(改为同义句)(2000安徽中考题)
Lucy ____ Lily.
答案为:looks like。
【单元要点11】——Can we put our coats here?
——Oh, yes, put them here.
【中考试题】These are your coats. Put ____ over there.
(2000荆州中考题)
A. they B. them C. their D. it
【解析】B 句中put是及物动词,其后需接宾语,them是宾格,而且用它可以代替复数名词。所以选B。
【单元要点12】Lucy, Lily, this way, please.
【中考试题】——Excuse me, where is the post office? ——____.
(2002海南中考题)
A. Come this way, please B. Let me see
C. Thats all right D. With pleasure
【解析】A 这是为别人指路的礼貌用语。也可以说:Come/Take this way.
【单元要点13】Please look after them.
【中考试题】The twins are old enough to look after ____.(they)
(2002福州中考题)
【解析】look after意为“照看、保管”,其后应跟宾语。故填them。
【单元要点14】Look at the pictures carefully.
【中考试题】Please ____ the picture, Wei Hua.(1999贵阳中考题)
A. look B. look at C. see D. see at
【解析】B look意为“看”,强调动作,跟宾语时需加at;而see是“看见”,强调结果。故选B。
【单元要点15】Can I see your licence?
【中考试题】——Can you mend(修理) a TV set? ——No, I ____.
(2000北京西城中考题)
A. mustnt B. cant C. may not D. neednt
【解析】B can是情态动词,它构成的疑问句的回答,肯定用can,否定用cant。故选B。
【单元要点16】Glad to meet you.
【中考试题】Hi, Xiaofeng, we are pleased to meet you again.(词语释义)(2000重庆会考题)
A. please B. happily C. glad
【解析】C pleased意为“高兴的”,是形容词,相当于glad。故选C。
【单元要点17】It is No. 14 Middle School.
【中考试题】改错This is No. 1 middleschool.
ABC D(1998江西中考题)
【解析】D 应改为Middle School。专有名词的每一个单词的第一个字母要大写。
【单元要点18】I go to work on my bike.
【中考试题】I go to work ____ my bike.
A. in B. on C. by(2000济南中考题)
【解析】B “by+交通工具名词”,可以表示乘坐某种交通工具,也可以用“介词in/on+one?蒺s+交通工具”,所以选B。